Prof Dr Yunus subjected to judicial harassment, says State lawyer

Staff Reporter  :
A State lawyer on Monday said that Nobel Laureate Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus is being subjected to judicial harassment.

The State lawyer, Imran Ahmed Bhuiyan, who is a Deputy Attorney General (DAG), further said he refrained from signing a statement, being prepared by the Attorney General’s office, protesting the recent letter from global figures to the Prime Minister over trial proceedings against Prof Yunus.

“I agree with the statement issued by the Nobel Laureates and world leaders about the trial proceedings against Prof Yunus. I think he (Prof Yunus) is an honourable man.

He is being defamed and that this is judicial harassment,” said the Deputy Attorney General at a press briefing on the Supreme Court premises.

The Attorney General’s office has issued a notification asking signatures from the Attorney General, Additional Attorney Generals, Deputy Attorney Generals and Assistant Attorney Generals in order to issue a statement in protest against the global figures’ statement, he said.

“I decided that I will not sign the statement to be prepared by the Attorney General’s office,” said the DAG.

A total of 104 Nobel Laureates and 79 other global figures in an open letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on August 28 expressed concern about the safety and freedom of Prof Yunus.

In the letter, they “respectfully” asked the PM to “immediately suspend the current judicial proceedings against Prof Yunus”.

Another Deputy Attorney General AKM Amin Uddin Manik said that a statement is being prepared by the general lawyers in protest against the statement made by the global leaders in favour of Prof Yunus.

“Many lawyers, including the law officers under the Attorney General’s office, have signed it. Nobody is being compelled to sign the statement. I have signed it,” he added.